The documentary, Bet Raise Fold: the Story of Online Poker, premiered last night at Palms in Las Vegas. Kristy attended the pre-party to speak to a few of the most important people in the making of this film.
For more information, check out the Bet Raise Fold website.
Level 14 is in the books, and that means it's time for another 20-minute break. During this time the tournament staff will be racing off the black T100 chips.
A player in early position opened for 6,000, and Marco Johnson called, but a third player decided to make things more interesting, reraising to 27,5000. The original bettor folded, but Johnson wanted to take a look at the flop, which came 
.
After making a pot-sized lead out bet, Johnson heard his opponent quietly announce himself all-in. Holding the 
, the flop gave Johnson every draw in the world, so he decided to make the call.
His opponent turned over 
for the big overpair, but he was dodging half of the deck, and althiugh the 
on the turn gave him trips, the 
on the river completed Johnson's straight.
Michael Schwartz opened for 5,000 under the gun and a player in middle-position moved all in for 9,700. Young Ji responded by making it 24,400 from the big blind, Schwartz called and it was heads-up action for the side pot headed to the flop, which came down 
.
Both Ji and Schwartz checked, the 
turned and Schwartz folded to a bet of 30,000. Ji then tabled the 
and chopped with the all-in player, who held the 
, after the completed the board on the river.
It wasn't much of a hand, but it gave us a good opportunity to update you in the stacks of both Ji and Schwartz.
Here are the most current chip counts from around the Amazon Room's Tan section.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 48th | Joey Couden | $5,091 |
| 49th | Olivier Dinand | $5,091 |
| 50th | Ed Tonnellier | $5,091 |
| 51st | Thomas Cipriano | $5,091 |
| 52nd | Richard Ashby | $5,091 |
| 53rd | Ben Yu | $5,091 |
| 54th | Micah Smith | $5,091 |
| 55th | Colin York | $4,401 |
| 56th | Joseph Gray | $4,401 |
| 57th | Alexander Kostritsyn | $4,401 |
| 58th | Richard Rashid | $4,401 |
| 59th | Michael Noori | $4,401 |
| 60th | Nick Binger | $4,401 |
| 61st | Alan Keating | $4,401 |
| 62nd | Felipe Villagran | $4,401 |
| 63rd | Bruce Frank | $4,401 |
Action folded around to Joey Couden in the hijack and he opened for 6,000. The cutoff folded, as did the button, and Noah Schwartz popped it to 20,000 from the small blind. After the big folded, Couden made the call and watched the flop come down 
. Schwartz took a moment before announcing pot and then called when Couden moved in for around 70,000 total.
Couden: 
Schwartz: 
Couden had a big wrap while Schwartz had a straight draw of his own to go with his pair of tens. The turn actually improved Schwartz to trips, and the river bumped it to a full house. Couden seemed a bit disappointed, and understandably so as he no doubt hoped to go further than 48th place.
After limping in from under the gun, British pro Christopher Brammer responded to a raise by three-betting to 24,000. One player called before the action was on fellow Englishman Richard Ashby, and he elected to take a flop as well.
When the 
hit the board, Brammer led out for a bet of 50,000, forcing one fold, but Ashby appeared to be attached to his hole cards. Eventually, after counting out his chips slowly, Ashby went all-in for a little more than the original bet, and Brammer quickly called.
Showdown:
Brammer: 
Ashby:
Ashby was in front with his pair of aces, but more than fifteen hours of Omaha action had conditioned him to expect the worse. With a flush draw, a gutshot straight draw, and a pair of kings, Brammer had a slew of outs with which to work. Ashby leaned away from the table as the dealer burned and turned, perhaps expecting the worst.
Turn: 
River:
The turn had been a safe card for Ashby, but the king on the river did him in, and he exited the tournament floor with a 52nd place finish.
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| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Negreanu | 427.15 |
| 2 | Benny Chen | 300.00 |
| 3 | Mark Radoja | 292.50 |
| 4 | Daniel Kelly | 269.70 |
| 5 | Charles Sylvestre | 260.00 |
| 6 | Matt Waxman | 253.25 |
| 7 | Daniel Marton | 252.00 |
| 8 | Athanasios Polychronopoulos | 241.00 |
| 9 | Matthew Ashton | 240.75 |
| 10 | Davidi Kitai | 240.72 |
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